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Boiling water is changing into steam. Un...

Boiling water is changing into steam. Under this condition the specific heat of water is

A

zero

B

one

C

Infinite

D

less than one

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The correct Answer is:
C
As, `Delta Q = ms Deltat`
when `Delta t = 0`
Then, obviously `Delta Q = oo`
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